Most of the time, when a football team scores a touchdown very late and is trailing by 1 pending the point after attempt, they go ahead and just kick the extra point to go into overtime. But if a coach opts to try for two and win the game, the pundits all declare how "gutsy" the call is. The Broncos were in the situation earlier this season, and dearly departed Mike Shanahan decided to go for the deuce. Unsurprisingly, the pundits declared:
SHANAHAN'S GUTSY CALL WINS ADMIRERS (AP)
SHANAHAN, BRONCOS GET GUTSY WITH CONVERSION FOR WIN (AP)
GUTSY 2-POINT CONVERSION STYMIES BOLTS (Deseret News)
But gutsy? Really? Winning that game comes down to either:
1. Punching the ball in from the 2 yard line
2. Letting the game go into overtime, winning the coin toss (or losing the coin toss and stopping the opposing offense), moving the ball 80 yards down the field for a touchdown or 50 yards for a kick that may or may not go in.
It's not only not gutsy to just try for the 2, it should be common sense!
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